mega-

Prefix meaning million

Mega- is a prefix meaning very large or great: megastore, megachurch, megadose.

In scientific measurement, mega- denotes one million: a megabyte is a million bytes, a megawatt is a million watts.

Informally, mega amplifies adjectives: mega-rich, mega-popular.

The prefix sometimes stands alone as an intensifier: That concert was mega.

scale

enormous

Extremely large in scale

immense · vast · huge · jumbo · supersized · giant · monumental · tremendous · gargantuan · titanic

entertainment

blockbuster

Enormously successful entertainment property

  • hitSuccessful contact or strike
  • starLuminous astronomical object
  • celebrityWidely recognized public figure

concert · stadium · tour · premiere · franchise · spectacle · extravaganza · box office · bestseller · viral

slang

awesome

Extremely impressive or overwhelming

  • coolCalm or fashionable
  • epicImpressively grand in scope
  • amazingCausing great wonder

incredible · fantastic · stellar · radical · wicked · sick · lit · fire · dope · brilliant

technology

pixel

Smallest display unit

storage · processor · data · computing · server · memory · resolution · hertz · capacity · gigabyte

corporate

corporation

Legally separate business entity

multinational · chain · franchise · empire · holding · acquisition · mogul · tycoon · dealmaker · consolidation

Categories
Opposites
scale/magnitude

mega-micro-

Denotes extreme smallness

nano- · mini- · pico- · milli- · centi-

informal emphasis

mega-mini-

Smallness prefix

micro- · itty-bitty · pint-sized · dinky · puny

Phrases
Family

megaphone, megastar, megabucks, megabyte, megalopolis, megaphones, megahit, megalith, megacity

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G